Constructive arrangement added to a support for assembling agricultural tilting bearings

ABSTRACT

Constructive arrangement added to a support for assembling agricultural tilting bearings with new constructive form applied to the assembly support, which comprises the arrangement of multiple and contiguous openings practiced on its upper portion, so as to allow the use, in different diameters and different inter centers, of fastening elements. Alternatively, the multiple openings can be of analogous conformation and not contiguous, so as to allow the desirable interchangeability among different brands and models of agricultural equipment. The new constructive form of the support foresees the arrangement of hollow ears at opposite side ends, and also the arrangement of openings practiced on its lower ends, preferably with recesses tied in one of the ends of the fastening methods for their retention at the tilting bearing.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to and the benefit of the filing dateof Brazilian Application entitled Constructive Arrangement Added toSupport for Assembling Agricultural Tilting Bearings, filed on Oct. 28,2010, which is hereby incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

FIELD

The subject matter refers to agricultural tilting bearings used indiverse agricultural pieces of equipment, which have the revolvingarrangement of the active bodies in the structure of said pieces ofequipment which directly work at the cutting and tilling of the soil.More specifically, the present invention refers to the constructivearrangement provided to the support for assembling these bearings in thestructure of the agricultural pieces of equipment.

BACKGROUND

Agricultural pieces of equipment of different models, especially thoseaimed at preparing the soil, such as levelling harrows, disc harrows,terracing plows and the like, constitute a class of pieces of equipmentwhich bear high loads and operate under several field conditions, whichresults in intense efforts in both directions, radial and axial. The useof agricultural tilting bearings, such as described in BrazilianApplication MU8402968-4, due to the form of assembling them in thestructure of the equipment, allows significantly absorbing part of theseefforts, especially due to the natural resilience observed in the shaftof the section of discs during the work, whereas it minimizes thenegative effects of impacts directly on the structure of the equipment.Therefore, the tilting bearings allow the sections of discs to rotatemore freely, with less effort of friction and greater durability of thebearing's internal components. However, it happens that the agriculturaltilting bearings existing at the market base themselves on theconstruction and the specific use at certain projects of eachmanufacturer of these pieces of equipment, according to their form andfastening methods at the sections of discs and the structure of theequipment.

The specificity verified in current projects on tilting bearings and thepieces of equipment bearing them has been a relevant factor in the lowdissemination and use of said bearings. It is quite desirable that thesebearings have high level of interchangeability among different productsand also among different manufacturers, so that their replacement ismade easier even in pieces of equipment which have fastening elements ofdifferent sizes.

PURPOSES OF THE INVENTION

In a detailed analysis of the topic and seeking to use the maximumpotential provided by the tilting bearings, especially the greaterdurability of them and of the pieces of equipment bearing them, theapplicant added new constructive arrangements to said assembly support,as further described and illustrated.

Therefore, one of the purposes of this invention is to provide a broadpossibility of exchange in the use of tilting bearings at theagricultural pieces of equipment known at the market and usuallycomprised by rigid bearings.

Additionally, another purpose of this invention is to provide thepossibility of occasional use of a known accessory, such as the cover ofprotection against wear, also at the tilting bearings, in whose newconstructive shape the developed support has an arrangement for saidpurpose.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

The attached figures illustrate the new arrangement added to a supportof agricultural titling bearings and contain references which highlightthe distinction and better use of the present subject matter.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the agricultural tilting bearingequipped with an embodiment of a support according to the presentinvention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the embodiment of a support according tothe present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of the embodiment of a support accordingto the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the embodiment of a supportaccording to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of a support according tothe present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The new constructive form applied to the support (01) for assembling thetilting bearings comprises the arrangement of multiple and contiguousopenings (02 and 03) practiced on its upper portion, so as to allow theuse, by means of fastening elements (not shown), of different diametersand different inter centers. Alternatively, the multiple and contiguousopenings (02 and 03) can be of analogous conformation and notcontiguous, without, however, abandoning the scope of best use proposedfor the support (01) for assembling the tilting bearings, so as to allowthe desirable interchangeability among different brands and models ofagricultural equipment.

The new constructive form of the support (01) further foresees thearrangement of hollow ears (04) at opposite side ends, to receivemethods of fastening a protective cover (not shown) which surrounds thelower part of the set of agricultural bearing and protects it fromintense wear on its lower portion, if the owner wishes to make use ofsaid accessory.

The support (01) also has the arrangement of openings (05) practiced onits lower ends, preferably with recesses (06) tied in one of the ends ofthe fastening methods (07) for their retention at the tilting bearing.

1. A constructive arrangement added to a support for assemblingagricultural tilting bearings, characterized in that the supportcomprises the arrangement of multiple and contiguous openings defined inits upper portion, as well as the arrangement of hollow ears at oppositeside ends and also the arrangement of openings defined on its lowerends, with recesses tied in one of the ends of the fastening methods. 2.The constructive arrangement added to a support for assemblingagricultural tilting bearings, according to claim 1, characterized inthat the support may comprise the arrangement of multiple openings ofanalogous conformation and not contiguous.
 3. A constructive arrangementadded to a support for assembling agricultural tilting bearings,characterized in that the support comprises the arrangement of multipleanalogous and non-contiguous openings defined in its upper portion, aswell as the arrangement of hollow ears at opposite side ends and alsothe arrangement of openings defined on its lower ends.
 4. A support forassembling agricultural tilting bearings comprising: an upper portion,wherein multiple and contiguous openings (02, 03) are defined in theupper portion; opposing fastening sides, each fastening side projectingfrom one of the opposing ends of the upper portion and terminating atlower ends, wherein a pair of openings (05) are defined in each lowerend of each fastening side.
 5. The support of claim 4, wherein a recess(06) is defined in each opening (05) defined in the lower ends of thefastening sides.
 6. The support of claim 4, wherein each fastening sidecomprises a pair of hollow ears (04) disposed on opposite sides of thefastening side.
 7. The support of claim 6, wherein each pair of hollowears is disposed transverse the length of the upper portion.
 8. Thesupport of claim 7, wherein a hole, parallel the length of the upperportion, is defined in each hollow ear.
 9. The support of claim 4,wherein the multiple and continuous openings comprises a pair ofopenings.
 10. The support of claim 4, wherein continuous openings on theupper portion are different sizes.
 11. The support of claim 4, whereinthe openings defined in the lower ends of the fastening sides aretransverse the length of the upper portion.